Advanced Forms for ACF vs Truelist

Documentation | Purchase Pro Advanced Forms is a WordPress plugin for creating front-end forms using Advanced Custom Fields. It supports all ACF field types, including repeaters and flexible content fields, and provides the same field editing interface you are already familiar with. Advanced Forms requires ACF PRO v5.7 or later. Email notifications: Configure an unlimited number of email notifications, including support for dynamic recipients and field includes. AJAX submissions: Use AJAX for a better user experience with faster submissions and no page reloads. Entries: Save form submissions as entries with all fields. Spam protection: Every form is protected against spam using a honeypot. If you need more sophisticated spam protection, Advanced Forms Pro includes support for reCAPTCHA. Restrictions: Place limits on your form using the built-in restrictions or create your own: Limit the total number of submissions Limit your form to only logged-in users Limit the time when your form can be used User-friendly UI: Create forms either through the admin panel or programmatically for easy integration. Gutenberg support: Add forms to your site using Gutenberg blocks. Developer-friendly: Designed for developers with a large variety of hooks and helper functions and comprehensive documentation. Pro On top of that, Advanced Forms Pro offers even more features for advanced use cases. You can purchase a license through Hookturn which can be used on an unlimited number of sites. Priority support: Get direct support with an average response time of 1-2 days. Post editing: Set up forms to create and edit posts. Configure the post title, content and status and automatically map your existing ACF fields. User editing: Register new users or let people edit their user profile with automatic mapping of your user fields. Calculated fields: Give your users immediate feedback as they fill out your form. Calculated fields update live with the values from other fields. Calculated fields are also fully programmable for more complex calculations. Slack: Get a message in Slack for each form submission, including all form data. Mailchimp: Create a form to sign users up for your Mailchimp mailing list. Zapier: Connect your form to thousands of third-party services using Zapier. Google reCAPTCHA: Protect your forms against spam using an invisible captcha. Support If you need help, have a feature request, or think you’ve found a bug, don’t hesitate to reach out. Either create a ticket on the WordPress Support Forums or an issue on Github. For Pro users, please send an email to [email protected] and we’ll respond as fast as we can, most often within 1-2 days. Documentation The documentation has been moved to a new site, check it out: advancedforms.github.io

Truelist Email Validator connects your WordPress site to the Truelist email validation API. It checks every email address submitted through your forms before it enters your database — blocking invalid, disposable, and fake addresses at the point of entry. Why validate emails? Reduce bounce rates on your mailing lists Keep your CRM and contact database clean Stop disposable email signups (Mailinator, Guerrilla Mail, etc.) Prevent fake registrations and comment spam What gets validated Invalid emails — addresses that don’t exist or have bad syntax Disposable emails — temporary addresses from throwaway services Role addresses — generic addresses like info@, admin@, support@ Failed MX check — domains with no valid mail server Non-existent mailboxes — addresses where the mailbox doesn’t exist Failed SMTP check — addresses rejected by the mail server Bad syntax — addresses that don’t follow email formatting rules Supported form plugins Contact Form 7 Gravity Forms WPForms WordPress User Registration WordPress Comments Universal mode — catches email fields from any other form plugin automatically Features Real-time inline validation as visitors type (optional) 24-hour result caching — no redundant API calls Fully configurable blocking rules — enable only what you need Custom error messages API key test button in settings Fails open on API errors — your forms never break due to an outage Requirements A free or paid Truelist account is required. Sign up at truelist.io to get your API key. External Services This plugin connects to the Truelist email validation API to check whether email addresses are deliverable. This service is required for the plugin to function. What data is sent: The email address submitted through your form is sent to the Truelist API for validation. When it is sent: An API request is made each time a user submits a form with an email field. Results are cached for 24 hours — repeat submissions with the same address do not trigger a new API call. Service provider: Truelist (https://truelist.io) Terms of Service: https://truelist.io/terms Privacy Policy: https://truelist.io/privacy